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Psychology Book Summaries

A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
by Ruby Wax • 2016
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
3.75
4k+
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled Summary
A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled
A comedian had her brain scanned, found ancient wiring, and wrote the guide for rewiring it.
by Ruby Wax 2016 249 pages
3.75
4k+ ratings
Summary
by Goldmine Reads • 2018
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
2.50
2
Summary Summary
Summary
Twelve rules, rooted in psychology and biology, for replacing daily chaos with lasting meaning.
by Goldmine Reads 2018 32 pages
2.50
2 ratings
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor
by Micht Albom • 2013
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
4.10
29
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor Summary
Martes con Mi Viejo Profesor
Un profesor se muere. Durante meses le enseña a su antiguo alumno lo esencial para vivir.
by Micht Albom 2013
4.10
29 ratings
Stoppen met roken
by Allen Carr • 2015
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
4.04
140
Stoppen met roken Summary
Stoppen met roken
Quit smoking without grit: the counterintuitive method that starts by letting you keep smoking.
by Allen Carr 2015 215 pages
4.04
140 ratings
Growing an In-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 2009
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
4.18
121
Growing an In-Sync Child Summary
Growing an In-Sync Child
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009 240 pages
4.18
121 ratings
Real Influence
by Mark Goulston • 2012
Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.
3.79
442
Real Influence Summary
Real Influence
Why listening beats pushing, and how to earn lasting commitment without manipulation.
by Mark Goulston 2012 256 pages
3.79
442 ratings
The Memory Code
by Alexander Loyd • 2019
Rewrite the hidden memories driving stress and self-sabotage in ten minutes a day.
3.66
87
The Memory Code Summary
The Memory Code
Rewrite the hidden memories driving stress and self-sabotage in ten minutes a day.
by Alexander Loyd 2019 320 pages
3.66
87 ratings
Presence and Encounter
by David G. Benner • 2014
The sacred hides in ordinary encounters. The barrier is never distance; it is always distraction.
4.11
149
Presence and Encounter Summary
Presence and Encounter
The sacred hides in ordinary encounters. The barrier is never distance; it is always distraction.
by David G. Benner 2014 144 pages
4.11
149 ratings
Sebastian Vettel
by Karin Sturm • 2014
He became the youngest Formula 1 champion in history. He still did his own grocery shopping.
3.83
41
Sebastian Vettel Summary
Sebastian Vettel
He became the youngest Formula 1 champion in history. He still did his own grocery shopping.
by Karin Sturm 2014 340 pages
3.83
41 ratings
Second Chance at a Great Relationship
by Dr. Dean Dorman • 2012
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
Second Chance at a Great Relationship Summary
Second Chance at a Great Relationship
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
by Dr. Dean Dorman 2012 263 pages
Making Learning Whole
by David N. Perkins • 2008
Stop breaking subjects into isolated drills. Play scaled-down versions of the real game instead.
4.00
279
Making Learning Whole Summary
Making Learning Whole
Stop breaking subjects into isolated drills. Play scaled-down versions of the real game instead.
by David N. Perkins 2008 272 pages
4.00
279 ratings
Opening to God
by David G. Benner • 2010
Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.
4.42
500+
Opening to God Summary
Opening to God
Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.
by David G. Benner 2010 182 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
4.41
78
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal Summary
Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal
Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.
by Kevin B. Skinner 2017 264 pages
4.41
78 ratings
Maxims
by François de La Rochefoucauld • 1665
Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.
4.03
4k+
Maxims Summary
Maxims
Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.
by François de La Rochefoucauld 1665 126 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Graves' Disease And Hyperthyroidism
by Sarfraz Zaidi • 2013
Nuking your thyroid won't cure Graves'. A protocol that targets worry, diet, and vitamin D instead.
4.28
82
Graves' Disease And Hyperthyroidism Summary
Graves' Disease And Hyperthyroidism
Nuking your thyroid won't cure Graves'. A protocol that targets worry, diet, and vitamin D instead.
by Sarfraz Zaidi 2013 264 pages
4.28
82 ratings
A Serial Killer's Daughter
by Kerri Rawson • 2019
A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.
3.47
15k+
A Serial Killer's Daughter Summary
A Serial Killer's Daughter
A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.
by Kerri Rawson 2019 335 pages
3.47
15k+ ratings
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
by Michael C. Patterson • 2014
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
5.00
1
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds Summary
Strong Brains, Sharp Minds
Your brain stays plastic for life. The daily domains that decide whether it strengthens or fades.
by Michael C. Patterson 2014
5.00
1 ratings
The True Deceiver
by Tove Jansson • 1982
A calculating woman enters a painter's snowbound life; every kindness comes at a cost.
3.81
8k+
The True Deceiver Summary
The True Deceiver
A calculating woman enters a painter's snowbound life; every kindness comes at a cost.
by Tove Jansson 1982 181 pages
3.81
8k+ ratings
Sitting Still Like a Frog
by Eline Snel • 2010
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
4.17
2k+
Sitting Still Like a Frog Summary
Sitting Still Like a Frog
Playful exercises that help children calm down, focus, and handle big feelings, no lotus needed.
by Eline Snel 2010 112 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Hidden In Plain Sight
by Becky Allender • 2017
She learned invisibility to survive. A marriage, a daughter's fury, and a street corner undid it.
4.08
48
Hidden In Plain Sight Summary
Hidden In Plain Sight
She learned invisibility to survive. A marriage, a daughter's fury, and a street corner undid it.
by Becky Allender 2017 230 pages
4.08
48 ratings
¡Vuélvete Imparable! Volumen I
by Lain García Calvo • 2016
The psychology of people who don't quit, and how to install it in yourself.
4.50
44
¡Vuélvete Imparable! Volumen I Summary
¡Vuélvete Imparable! Volumen I
The psychology of people who don't quit, and how to install it in yourself.
by Lain García Calvo 2016 382 pages
4.50
44 ratings
Your Voice and How to Use It
by Cicely Berry • 1995
Your voice betrays you under pressure. The physical method for freeing it, from breath to word.
4.15
41
Your Voice and How to Use It Summary
Your Voice and How to Use It
Your voice betrays you under pressure. The physical method for freeing it, from breath to word.
by Cicely Berry 1995 164 pages
4.15
41 ratings
Master Your Thinking
by Alexander Parker • 2019
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
3.67
6
Master Your Thinking Summary
Master Your Thinking
The mental shortcuts that fuel your anxiety were learned, not fixed. Here is the unlearning.
by Alexander Parker 2019 123 pages
3.67
6 ratings
Stress Management
by David Craft • 2018
Stress lives in the body, not the mind. The simple habits that quiet it.
3.00
1
Stress Management Summary
Stress Management
Stress lives in the body, not the mind. The simple habits that quiet it.
by David Craft 2018 144 pages
3.00
1 ratings
The Awakened Mind
by Michael Bunting • 2022
Why leadership training fails: the unconscious patterns you missed and how to disarm them.
3.95
41
The Awakened Mind Summary
The Awakened Mind
Why leadership training fails: the unconscious patterns you missed and how to disarm them.
by Michael Bunting 2022
3.95
41 ratings
Outliving Heart Disease
by Richard Stein • 2008
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
4.00
1
Outliving Heart Disease Summary
Outliving Heart Disease
Heart attacks don't announce themselves. Ten rules for knowing your real risk before it's too late.
by Richard Stein 2008 304 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Forgive for Good
by Fred Luskin • 2001
Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.
4.06
1k+
Forgive for Good Summary
Forgive for Good
Grudges damage your heart. A Stanford researcher's method for releasing them, no apology required.
by Fred Luskin 2001 240 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Healing Presence
by Leanne Payne • 1995
The soul's deepest healing begins when you stop looking inward and start abiding in Christ.
4.16
254
The Healing Presence Summary
The Healing Presence
The soul's deepest healing begins when you stop looking inward and start abiding in Christ.
by Leanne Payne 1995 278 pages
4.16
254 ratings
Wild Nights
by Benjamin Reiss • 2017
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
3.43
203
Wild Nights Summary
Wild Nights
What you call normal sleep is a 200-year invention, built by factories, colonialism, and the whip.
by Benjamin Reiss 2017 320 pages
3.43
203 ratings
The New Psychology of Leadership
by S. Alexander Haslam • 2008
The heroic leader myth breeds failure. True influence comes from shaping who 'we' are.
3.96
139
The New Psychology of Leadership Summary
The New Psychology of Leadership
The heroic leader myth breeds failure. True influence comes from shaping who 'we' are.
by S. Alexander Haslam 2008 296 pages
3.96
139 ratings
Focus
by Jürgen Wolff • 2008
Why to-do lists fail, and how a short list and a mental costume change get things done.
3.48
155
Focus Summary
Focus
Why to-do lists fail, and how a short list and a mental costume change get things done.
by Jürgen Wolff 2008 231 pages
3.48
155 ratings
The Sensory-Sensitive Child
by Karen A. Smith • 2004
When defiance is really sensory overload: a framework for parents who have tried everything.
4.11
275
The Sensory-Sensitive Child Summary
The Sensory-Sensitive Child
When defiance is really sensory overload: a framework for parents who have tried everything.
by Karen A. Smith 2004 304 pages
4.11
275 ratings
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
by Louis Cozolino • 2020
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
4.49
49
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians Summary
The Pocket Guide to Neuroscience for Clinicians
Your client's brain acts half a second before they speak. Neuroscience that changes how you listen.
by Louis Cozolino 2020 336 pages
4.49
49 ratings
Tell Me How You Eat
by Amber Husain • 2026
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
3.32
128
Tell Me How You Eat Summary
Tell Me How You Eat
Stopping eating was not about thinness but a world she could no longer stomach.
by Amber Husain 2026 240 pages
3.32
128 ratings
Exploring the Paranormal
by R. Alan Streett • 2024
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
4.29
24
Exploring the Paranormal Summary
Exploring the Paranormal
Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.
by R. Alan Streett 2024 224 pages
4.29
24 ratings
If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules
by Cherie Carter-Scott • 1999
Forget the external scoreboard. Ten rules for a success that actually satisfies the person you are.
3.84
146
If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules Summary
If Success Is a Game, These Are the Rules
Forget the external scoreboard. Ten rules for a success that actually satisfies the person you are.
by Cherie Carter-Scott 1999 256 pages
3.84
146 ratings
Estéticas liminales
by Valentina Tanni • 2023
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
4.32
428
Estéticas liminales Summary
Estéticas liminales
What if vaporwave, creepypasta wikis, and liminal spaces are the real heart of contemporary art?
by Valentina Tanni 2023 237 pages
4.32
428 ratings
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington • 2009
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
3.97
121
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009 248 pages
3.97
121 ratings
A Hypnotist's Journey to Atlantis
by Sarah Breskman Cosme • 2020
Hypnosis reveals a war between Atlantis and Lemuria, and the trauma still runs in our veins.
4.62
500+
A Hypnotist's Journey to Atlantis Summary
A Hypnotist's Journey to Atlantis
Hypnosis reveals a war between Atlantis and Lemuria, and the trauma still runs in our veins.
by Sarah Breskman Cosme 2020 183 pages
4.62
500+ ratings
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are
by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue • 2021
The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.
4.37
19
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are Summary
The Forest Reminds Us Who We Are
The forest resets your nervous system in ways modern medicine overlooks. Here is how to return.
by Seaan Paadraig O'Donoghue 2021 224 pages
4.37
19 ratings
After We Were Stolen
by Brooke Beyfuss • 2022
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
3.92
8k+
After We Were Stolen Summary
After We Were Stolen
Her doomsday cult in ashes, a young woman faces the world she was raised to fear.
by Brooke Beyfuss 2022 388 pages
3.92
8k+ ratings
Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men
by Nicholas Grier • 2019
Feared and devalued daily, Black men need a framework for healing through spirit and community.
4.67
3
Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men Summary
Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men
Feared and devalued daily, Black men need a framework for healing through spirit and community.
by Nicholas Grier 2019 190 pages
4.67
3 ratings
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
by David Rooney • 2010
Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.
4.33
3
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy Summary
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
Knowledge is abundant, but the competitive edge belongs to managers who master practical wisdom.
by David Rooney 2010 275 pages
4.33
3 ratings
Life's Big Questions
by Jonathan Robinson • 1995
Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.
4.25
16
Life's Big Questions Summary
Life's Big Questions
Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.
by Jonathan Robinson 1995 164 pages
4.25
16 ratings
Murphy
by Samuel Beckett • 1938
Strapped into his rocking chair, Murphy seeks a silence where bodies and lovers cannot follow.
3.80
6k+
Murphy Summary
Murphy
Strapped into his rocking chair, Murphy seeks a silence where bodies and lovers cannot follow.
by Samuel Beckett 1938
3.80
6k+ ratings
Queen Bees and Wannabes
by Rosalind Wiseman • 2002
Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.
3.79
8k+
Queen Bees and Wannabes Summary
Queen Bees and Wannabes
Adolescence runs on a hidden hierarchy no girl escapes. Here is the blueprint.
by Rosalind Wiseman 2002 336 pages
3.79
8k+ ratings
Winning the Room
by Jonathan Pease • 2023
Win the room with trainable skills: voice, story, and the exit that seals the deal.
3.67
27
Winning the Room Summary
Winning the Room
Win the room with trainable skills: voice, story, and the exit that seals the deal.
by Jonathan Pease 2023 332 pages
3.67
27 ratings
Intimate Conversations
by Don Gabor • 2013
Scripts for the conversations that save friendships, deepen love, and raise confident kids.
3.00
3
Intimate Conversations Summary
Intimate Conversations
Scripts for the conversations that save friendships, deepen love, and raise confident kids.
by Don Gabor 2013 191 pages
3.00
3 ratings
Create More Flow
by Camille Preston • 2017
Flow isn't accidental. A repeatable cycle to get there, even when the world never stops pinging.
4.06
16
Create More Flow Summary
Create More Flow
Flow isn't accidental. A repeatable cycle to get there, even when the world never stops pinging.
by Camille Preston 2017 166 pages
4.06
16 ratings
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Jeni Haynes • 2022
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
4.57
2k+
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
by Jeni Haynes 2022 508 pages
4.57
2k+ ratings
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